Coal

A report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that the John Amos, Mountaineer and Mitchell plants will no longer be economical to operate in five years.

Lawmakers are supporting a new plan that could provide a tax credit to energy companies that opened or upgraded in rural communities across the country.

West Virginia will receive $43.9 million this year through various Abandoned Mine Land programs. The federal monies are funded in part from a fee on current coal production, and are intended to clean up mining activity and help with economic development projects.

A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a petition from former Blackjewel coal executive Jeff Hoops to liquidate the company. The decision means the reorganization of the company will continue under Chapter 11 bankruptcy as former employees, creditors and state agencies seek to recover millions owed by the company.

Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel is suing its former CEO over alleged self-dealing that led to the company’s demise.

Coal operator Justus Collins was born in Alabama on December 14, 1857. He got his start in coal mining in the Deep South but moved north about 1887 to…

Long-time president of the West Virginia Coal Association, Bill Raney, announced his retirement.

A coal miner died Monday in a workplace accident in southern West Virginia.

Environmental and community advocates in Appalachian coal communities are concerned about a new federal rule, finalized this week, that is changing the process that allows citizens to file complaints about polluting coal mining operations.